In April 2022, I was fortunate enough to join the newly formed EcoFood Systems team in NUIG. As I began working on some tasks which were related to the working goals of the project, I found myself deeply enthralled by the areas of city region food systems, food system mapping, the nutritional outcomes of food systems and food systems within the Global South.
Rapid global urbanisation has truly transformed urban areas into major hubs, where most of the living, production and consumption occurs.
Have you ever read or heard the words “have been recalled due to…” from your news source? More than likely that’s a yes. It’s also likely that you are more familiar with the term “food fraud” than you might have previously thought.
Background: Cucumbers have a special place in my family’s shopping basket, and I would nearly go as far as to say have a special place in my family’s hearts. Now, this might sound a tad dramatic to some but let me set the scene. My mother is Estonian aka my mother cannot go a day […]
Hunger and malnutrition – are both felt and feared by many globally. With the recent mumbles of rising energy, food and essential commodity prices, ensuring that food systems can deliver the right produce, to the right people, at the right time, in a manner that promotes healthy people, and a healthy planet is critical.
As the war rumbles on in Ukraine, the Russian emphasis on food security as a domestic and international tool is not an entirely novel concept.